non-handicapped
- adjective
- /nɒnˈhændɪkæpt/
:
sin discapacidad
- She was classified as non-handicapped and started the race on equal terms with everyone else.
Examples
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The rules ensure that non-handicapped participants play without any score adjustments.
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In this tournament, only non-handicapped players are allowed to compete for the main prize.
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The non-handicapped athletes competed fiercely for the championship.
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She is a non-handicapped runner who trains daily.
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In this tournament, only non-handicapped players are allowed to compete for the main prize.
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The rules ensure that non-handicapped participants play without any score adjustments.
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She was classified as non-handicapped and started the race on equal terms with everyone else.
Antonyms
- Slur
108
6.1
A person with a long-term physical or mental condition that limits daily activities, often considered offensive
How Handicapped
- Slur
108
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
non-handicapped = handicapped (transparent) = non + handicap + ed
The meaning is a direct negation: 'non-' + 'handicapped' yields 'not handicapped' in the sports sense (not assigned a handicap).
Etymology
Non-handicapped is formed from non- 'not' and handicap, a word sports use for a 'score adjustment' to make players equal; one popular story traces handicap to an old game called 'hand in cap'. So non-handicapped players compete without any score adjustment.